Panasonic recently introduced its next-gen DMP-BD30 Blu-Ray 1080p Disc Player. The Player boasts of myriad enhanced features. The DMP-BD30 includes of an SD Memory Card slot for playback of High Definition content recorded in the AVCHD format. Also users can view digital still images recorded to an SD Memory Card. The DMP-BD30 is priced at $499.95.

The latest Blu-Ray Player features Picture-in-Picture, 8-bit 256 all the way up to 12-bit, 4,096 step gradation, Deep Color Compatibility, 1920×1080 resolution, 1080/24p playback and HDMI 1.3B and Audio Mixing. The Player delivers theatre like quality image playback of 24-fps (frames per second).

“Panasonic’s commitment to excellence in entertainment and technology is evident in the establishment of Panasonic Hollywood Labs, where a great deal of research went into the development of Blu-ray,” added Kelsey. “PHL has become one of the major centers for the authoring of Blu-ray titles and works closely with studio engineers in developing High Definition compression technologies.”

Via:Panasonic